Ecology Grade 5 VA Review Mr. G. 87199
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| Niche (nichos) | A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited
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| Behavioral adaptation | An animal's behavior that helps it survive in its habitat- desert animals that hide from the hot sun and are active at night
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| Structural adaptation | An animal's physical traits that help it survive in its habitat - web feet on a duck
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| Camouflage (Camuflaje) | When an animal's color or markings help it hide
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| Mimicry | When one animal looks like another - a type of camouflage
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| Species (Especie) | A group of plants or animals that are the same
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| Population (Población) | All the individuals of a single species living in an ecosystem - example, all the dragons living in your neighborhood
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| Community (comunidades) | All the living elements of an ecosystem
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| Ecosystem (ecosistemas) | The interconnectedness of organisms (plants, animals, microbes) with each other and their environment
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| Food Web (red alimentaria) | A diagram showing the organisms that eat other organisms in a particular ecosystem, predators being higher in the web than their prey
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| Energy pyramid (Pirámide de la energía) | A diagram showing the energy transfer in an ecosystem - There is more energy available at the bottom, more required at the top
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| Carnivore (Carnívoro) | Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet
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| Herbivore (Herbívoro) | Any animal that eats only plants
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| Scavenger (Limpiador) | Any animal that eats primarily dead stuff
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| Decomposer | Any organism that feeds off decomposing organic material, fungi and many bacteria
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| Producer | Plants, and some protists, that convert sunlight into chemical energy (sugar)
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| Diversity | Having a large variety of plant and animal species - required for a healthy ecosystem
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| Habitat | A specific place or natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives
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